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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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